חֵ֤טְא חָֽטְאָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן לְנִידָ֣ה הָיָ֑תָה כָּֽל־מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ הִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙ כִּי־רָא֣וּ עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ גַּם־הִ֥יא נֶאֶנְחָ֖ה וַתָּ֥שָׁב אָחֽוֹר׃ (ס)
Yerusalem telah berbuat dosa yang berat; karena itu ia menjadi pengembara di pembuangan. Semua yang dahulu menghormatinya kini memandangnya hina, sebab mereka telah melihat aibnya. Ia sendiri pun mengerang dan mundur ke belakang.
Yoma
Reish Lakish said: When the heathens [Babylonians] entered the Temple and saw the keruvim [cherubs] – who were clinging to each other, they carried them out and said: "These Israelites… occupy themselves with such things!"